MATT FARRELL

School: Point Beach

Year: Senior

Position: Guard

Highlights: Farrell, who stands 6-foot-2, continued his dominance at the point guard position this season as the Garnet Gulls played some of the best teams in the state. He played in 30 games and averaged a career-high 19.5 points, 5.9 assists, a career-high 3.8 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game and led Point Beach to a 29-2 record. He once again led Point Beach to the Shore Conference Class B Central division title and the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I title, the second in school history. Also, Farrell had one of his best games of the season on March 1 as the No. 1 seed Garnet Gulls defeated No. 2 seed Christian Brothers Academy, 49-41, at Monmouth University in the Shore Conference Tournament final. In that critical game, Farrell scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the school earned its first SCT title. On March 11 Farrell picked Notre Dame University to continue his basketball career. Among the honors he received this season were: the 2014 male recipient of the Kerwin award, being a participant for the 2014 New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Senior North-South All-Star boys basketball game on March 23 at Rider University and being picked by the Shore Basketball Coaches Association as the boys’ basketball player of the year. For his career, Farrell finished with 1,431 points, 545 assists, 307 rebounds and 331 steals. He also made 175 3-pointers and shot 188-for-238 (79 percent) from the foul line. His career averages were 13.1 points, 5.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals.

ERIC CARTER

School: Jackson Memorial

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: Carter, one of the Shore Conference’s best big men at 6-foot-8, had an exceptional season as he led the Jaguars to a 22-7 record and to the Shore Conference Class A South division title. Carter averaged 15.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 blocks and was a consistent source of offense for the Jaguars in the paint this season. He led the No. 9 seed Jaguars to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Long Branch High School. On February 23, Carter had 16 points as the Jaguars lost to eventual SCT champion Point Beach, 51-43, in double overtime in the SCT quarterfinals. Carter led the No. 6 seed Jaguars to the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV bracket and in his last high school game, Carter had a 16-point effort as the Jaguars lost to No. 3 seed Sayreville, 65-57, on March 6. For his career, Carter finished with 998 points and 706 rebounds and on Sept. 27, 2013, Carter picked the University of Delaware to continue his basketball career.

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PAT ANDREE

School: Christian Brothers Academy

Year: Sophomore

Position: Forward

Highlights: Andree, who stands 6-foot-7, had a career-year leading the 18-6 Colts to another Non-Public Shore Conference Class A North division title with an undefeated division record. Andree played in all 24 games and averaged 15.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in addition to being a very good shooter from 3-point range and at the free throw line. This season, Andree made 37 3-pointers and shot 52-for-68 (76.5 percent) from the foul line. The sophomore forward had a career-defining moment in the 2014 Shore Conference Tournament final when his No. 2 seeded Colts faced No. 1 seed Point Beach. During that 49-41 loss to Point Beach on March 1, Andree finished with 17 of his team-high 23 points in the second half and he also had seven rebounds and shot 3-for-4 from 3-point range. During the NJSIAA Tournament, the Colts were the No. 6 seed in the Non-Public South A bracket and advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost 44-41 to No. 3 seed Paul VI on March 7. In his final game of the season, Andree had 10 points. CBA coach Geoff Billet said after the SCT final that Andree is “going to be a very special player for us the next two years.” For his career, Andree has 752 points.

LOUIE PILLARI

School: Christian Brothers Academy

Year: Senior

Position: Guard

Highlights: Pillari was one of the Colts’ talented shooters this season as he helped CBA (18-6) win another Shore Conference Non-Public Class A North division title and make the school’s 23rd appearance in the SCT final. He averaged 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists this season. He also made 19 3-pointers and connected on 70 of 113 free throw attempts (68 percent). In the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals on Feb. 26 at Brick Memorial High School, Pillari had 10 of his team-high 14 points in the second half and he finished with eight rebounds as the No. 2 seed Colts defeated No. 3 seed Lakewood, 57-47. On Feb. 20, Pillari had five of his 12 points in the second quarter as CBA defeated No. 18 seed St. Rose, 61-46, in the SCT Round of 16. For his career over the last two seasons with CBA (was injured his sophomore year), Pillari had 623 points. In Oct. 2013, Pillari selected the United States Naval Academy to continue his basketball career.

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NOAH YATES

School: Point Beach

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: After helping the school’s football team to the Central Jersey Group I title, Yates did the same thing and much more for the school’s boys basketball team this season. The 29-2 Garnet Gulls not only successfully defended their Shore Conference Class B Central and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I titles this season but also won the school’s first Shore Conference Tournament title with the 6-foot-6 Yates playing a key role. In the 49-41 SCT final victory over CBA on March 1, Yates had five of his eight points in the second half and he finished with six rebounds and two steals. Some of his other memorable games this season included: his 19-point effort in a 67-61 victory over Shore Regional in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I final on March 10 and his 11-point showing in a 47-36 loss to Pitman in the NJSIAA Group I state semifinals on March 12, his last high school game. In his three-year career, Yates played in 87 games, scored 854 points (9.8 points per game) and had 522 rebounds (6.0 rebounds per game), 206 assists (2.4 assists per game) and 156 steals (1.8 steals per game). He’ll continue his sports career at Yale University to play football.